Builders, speedrunners, roleplayers and the Let's Players who were there in 2010. Some made the game their whole career, others dropped in for one famous summer.
1DreamMinecraft Manhunt creator whose speedrun series made him the fastest-growing gaming channel of 2020.1000pts
2PrestonPlayzTexas creator whose parkour and prank maps built a multi-channel Minecraft network.886pts
3GeorgeNotFoundDream's colour-blind partner in Manhunt and the second pillar of the Dream Team.680pts
4CaptainSparklezJordan Maron, whose Minecraft music video parodies Revenge and Fallen Kingdom defined the game's early YouTube era.624pts
5StampyJoseph Garrett's Stampy's Lovely World, the gentle survival series that became a BBC-commissioned kids' show.624pts
6Vegetta777Spanish YouTuber whose Minecraft series made him Spain's most-subscribed creator for a decade.624pts
7UnspeakableNathan Graham's challenge-heavy Minecraft channel, one of the biggest kids' gaming brands of the late 2010s.560pts
8TommyInnitDream SMP's loudest character, who went from Minecraft streams to a sold-out stand-up tour.560pts
9AphmauRoleplay and animation creator whose Minecraft series run to more than 20 million subscribers.485pts
10YogscastLewis and Simon's Shadow of Israphel, the 2010-2012 Minecraft adventure series that proved the game could carry a story.397pts
11TubboDream SMP mainstay whose bee-themed streams and later Life series kept him in the top tier.397pts
12SSundeeIan Stapleton's mod showcases and Lucky Block series, a top Minecraft channel since 2010.397pts
13QuackityMexican Dream SMP member who went on to run the QSMP, the first multilingual Minecraft roleplay server.397pts
14MrBeastRuns Minecraft challenge videos and a gaming channel built on hundred-player survival games.397pts
15DanTDMThe Diamond Minecart, the family-friendly mod reviewer who became the most-watched Minecraft channel of the mid-2010s.291pts
16PhilzaFive-year hardcore survival world veteran who became the Dream SMP's elder statesman.291pts
17TechnobladeDream SMP rival and Potato War champion whose final video in 2022 was watched by tens of millions.291pts
18GrianHermitcraft builder whose base tours and Life series made building the most-watched Minecraft format of the 2020s.291pts
19PewDiePieHis 2019 Minecraft series doubled his daily views and carried him to 100 million subscribers.291pts
20MikecrackSpanish-language animated Minecraft creator with the largest Minecraft audience outside English.0pts
21Karl JacobsMrBeast crew member and Dream SMP time-traveller whose Tales from the SMP stories were a series of their own.0pts
22Mumbo JumboRedstone engineer whose Hermitcraft contraptions taught a generation how the game's circuitry works.0pts
23LDShadowLadyLizzie's pastel-coloured Shadowcraft and Empires series, one of the longest-running Minecraft channels.0pts
Photo credits
- PrestonPlayz — NickRewind, CC BY 3.0
- CaptainSparklez — Jordan Maron, CC BY-SA 4.0
- TommyInnit — Harry Murphy/Web Summit, CC BY 2.0
- Yogscast — Howard Lake, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Quackity — Leon Lush, CC BY 3.0
- MrBeast — Tyren Redd, CC BY 4.0
- DanTDM — Julian Tysoe, CC BY 2.0
- Karl Jacobs — Fidias, CC BY 3.0
